Big-eared Flying Fox vs Red Gyroporus

Pteropus macrotis compared with Gyroporus purpurinus

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Red Gyroporus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Red Gyroporus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gyroporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gyroporus
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Gyroporus purpurinus

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Red Gyroporus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Red Gyroporus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Gyroporus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.